{"id":73920,"date":"2025-08-17T19:41:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T19:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/73920\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T19:41:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T19:41:07","slug":"weekend-box-office-weapons-still-sharp-at-no-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/73920\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Box Office: WEAPONS Still Sharp at No. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>
\n JOSH BROLIN as Archer in New Line Cinema\u2019s \u201cWeapons,\u201d a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
\nPhoto by Quantrell Colbert <\/p>\n

Key Takeaways<\/p>\n

Total 3-Day Weekend Gross:
$92,393,289 | -29.5% Last Week \/ -34.3% Weekend 33, 2024<\/p>\n

WB\u2019s Weapons continued to own the late-summer box office with a stellar $25M sophomore frame, while Nobody 2 did the nothing business we all expected ($9.25M). Due to a lack of major tentpoles this month we are once again far under year-over-year this time in 2024 when Alien: Romulus reignited the flame for that long-running franchise. This is also the first time in 13 weeks we\u2019ve had a sub-$100M weekend, although it came in higher than our own expectations at $92M.<\/p>\n

Top Title:\u00a0Weapons\u00a0(Warner Bros.) | $25M \/ 3,450 Screens \/ $7,246 PSA | Week 2<\/p>\n

Top Opener:\u00a0Nobody 2\u00a0(Universal) | $9.25M \/ 3,260 Screens \/ $2,837 PSA | Week 1<\/p>\n

Best PSA:\u00a0Weapons\u00a0(Warner Bros.) | $25M \/ 3,450 Screens \/ $7,246 PSA | Week 2<\/p>\n

Highlights From the Weekend<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Weapons
Warner Bros. | Week 2
$25M 3-Day Weekend | $89M Domestic Total
$148.8M Global Total<\/p>\n

WB\u2019s original horror thriller Weapons continued its box office assault with a $25M sophomore frame on 3,450 screens (+248) for a $7,246 Per Screen Average. That\u2019s a -43% tumble from Frame 1, which is a larger drop than some handicappers were thinking, but still below -50% which is great for any movie. Having a few hundred extra screens helped, as did the positive word-of-mouth avalanche from last week. That hold, along with no competition going into next weekend, will likely result in a third stay at #1.<\/p>\n

Domestic is now at $89M, which is precisely where WB\/New Line\u2019s Final Destinations: Bloodlines was at this same point in its run ($89.48M) around Memorial Day. That movie tapped out at $138.1M domestic and $285.3M global, which is now a solid North Star for Weapons\u2018 box office. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how the 3-Day looked\u2026<\/p>\n

Friday \u2013 $7.5M<\/p>\n

Saturday \u2013 $9.68M<\/p>\n

Sunday \u2013 $7.79M<\/p>\n

International business on Weapons kept pace with $18.4M for a $148.8M global total. Top 3 markets are the UK ($8.3M), Mexico ($5.5M), and France ($4M). <\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Nobody 2
Universal Pictures | NEW
$9.25M 3-Day Domestic Opening Weekend | $14.16M Global Total<\/p>\n

Universal Pictures tried to create a franchise out of 2021 box office underachiever Nobody and came away with a #3 opening under $10M. In other words, they fought the law of the box office and the law won. Nobody 2 generated $9.25M in its debut frame on 3,260 screens for a $2,837 PSA. That fell towards the top of our prediction range, although we stated on Wednesday<\/a> that we thought it would be a single-digit opening.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how the 3-Day looked, including $1.3M in Thursday previews\u2026<\/p>\n

Friday \u2013 $3.87M<\/p>\n

Saturday \u2013 $3.11M<\/p>\n

Sunday \u2013 $2.27M<\/p>\n

Audiences skewed male at 68%, with 59% of ticket buyers in the age 35+ column, which makes sense considering the cast leaned Gen-X\/Y with Odenkirk, RZA, Sharon Stone, et al. Here\u2019s how demographics looked\u2026<\/p>\n

Caucasian \u2013 52%<\/p>\n

Hispanic \u2013 21%<\/p>\n

African American \u2013 12%<\/p>\n

Asian \u2013 8%<\/p>\n

NATAM\/Other \u2013 6%<\/p>\n

Reactions across the board were merely okay, with 78% critical on RT alongside an 89% audience score and \u201cB+\u201d CinemaScore.<\/p>\n

Overseas Nobody 2 managed not to distinguish itself during an international into 47 markets including UK & Ireland, Australia and Saudi Arabia where it earned an estimated $4.91M for a global opening total of $14.16M.<\/p>\n

Other Notable Performances<\/p>\n

Marvel Studios\u2019 The Fantastic Four: First Steps fell to the (appropriate) #4 slot this week with $8.8M (-44%) for a domestic total of $247M, placing it ahead of Doctor Strange ($232.6M) and likely to surpass Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($259.7M) in the coming weeks. The global haul now stands at $468.7M, still not having passed underperformer Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania ($476M). Meanwhile, WB\u2019s Superman only dropped -34% to land at #6 with $5.28M despite launching early on Digital this weekend. It is now the fifth highest grossing DC-based movie ever domestically at $340.9M. In comparison to the DCEU, Superman has $594.5M globally which places it below Justice League ($661.3M) and Man of Steel ($667.99M).<\/p>\n

Crunchyroll and Sony\u2019s anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle opened to $17.5M in 8 Southeast Asian markets on 2,100+ screens, surpassing the entire lifetime gross in these regions for Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train as well as Frozen II. This stands as the biggest all-time animated opening for the market group. Exhibitors are reporting strong US pre-sales and we expect the title to become a solid contributor to the domestic box office in September.<\/p>\n

Next Weekend<\/p>\n

We can expect another slow August weekend next frame as two old-school auteurs release new films that look less-than-promising. Ethan Coen (one half of the Coen Bros) follows up last year\u2019s dud Drive-Away Dolls ($5M domestic total) with the second chapter in his lesbian neo-noir comedy trilogy titled Honey Don\u2019t! starring Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, and Chris Evans. Meanwhile, director Ron Howard\u2019s survival thriller Eden features a star-studded cast (Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Sydney Sweeney) but struggled to find a US distributor after poor reviews at Sundance nearly a year ago (57% on RT). Boutique distributor Vertical ultimately picked it up.<\/p>\n

Sunday Studio Estimates | Weekend 33 \u2013 2025
Total 3-Day Domestic Gross: $92,393,289 | (-__% vs 2024)<\/p>\n

Title
\nWeekend Estimate
\n% Change
\nLocations
\nLocation Change
\nPSA
\nDomestic Total
\nWeek
\nDistributor<\/p>\n

Weapons
\n$25,000,000
\n-43%
\n3,450
\n248
\n$7,246
\n89,045,000
\n2
\nWarner Bros.<\/p>\n

Freakier Friday
\n$14,500,000
\n-49%
\n3,975
\nn\/c
\n$3,648
\n54,776,337
\n2
\nWalt Disney<\/p>\n

Nobody 2
\n$9,250,000
\n\u00a0
\n3,260
\n\u00a0
\n$2,837
\n9,250,000
\n1
\nUniversal<\/p>\n

The Fantastic Four: First Steps
\n$8,800,000
\n-44%
\n3,355
\n-245
\n$2,623
\n247,037,549
\n4
\nWalt Disney<\/p>\n

The Bad Guys 2
\n$7,500,000
\n-29%
\n3,380
\n-480
\n$2,219
\n57,219,000
\n3
\nUniversal<\/p>\n

Superman
\n$5,285,000
\n-34%
\n2,655
\n-265
\n$1,991
\n340,919,000
\n6
\nWarner Bros.<\/p>\n

The Naked Gun
\n$4,800,000
\n-42%
\n3,027
\n-336
\n$1,586
\n41,978,000
\n3
\nParamount Pi\u2026<\/p>\n

Jurassic World Rebirth
\n$2,900,000
\n-40%
\n2,270
\n-421
\n$1,278
\n332,120,000
\n7
\nUniversal<\/p>\n

F1: The Movie
\n$2,660,000
\n-9%
\n1,172
\n-179
\n$2,270
\n182,807,000
\n8
\nWarner Bros.<\/p>\n

Shin Godzilla
\n$1,625,927
\n\u00a0
\n1,290
\n\u00a0
\n$1,260
\n4,383,912
\n462
\nGKIDS<\/p>\n

Together
\n$1,071,570
\n-58%
\n1,300
\n-925
\n$824
\n19,700,615
\n3
\nNeon<\/p>\n

Sketch
\n$925,991
\n-62%
\n1,854
\n-303
\n$499
\n7,015,571
\n2
\nAngel Studios<\/p>\n

East of Wall
\n$355,000
\n\u00a0
\n626
\n\u00a0
\n$567
\n355,000
\n1
\nSony Picture\u2026<\/p>\n

I Know What You Did Last Summer
\n$265,000
\n-65%
\n352
\n-753
\n$753
\n31,937,000
\n5
\nSony Pictures<\/p>\n

How to Train Your Dragon
\n$179,000
\n-61%
\n243
\n-357
\n$737
\n262,051,000
\n10
\nUniversal<\/p>\n

Smurfs
\n$135,000
\n-72%
\n306
\n-507
\n$441
\n30,807,000
\n5
\nParamount Pi\u2026<\/p>\n

My Mother\u2019s Wedding
\n$94,941
\n-78%
\n201
\n-201
\n$472
\n770,968
\n2
\nVertical Ent\u2026<\/p>\n

CatVideoFest 2025
\n$71,623
\n-54%
\n47
\n-40
\n$1,524
\n801,195
\n3
\nOscilloscope\u2026<\/p>\n

Elio
\n$51,000
\n-30%
\n70
\n-120
\n$729
\n72,898,171
\n9
\nWalt Disney<\/p>\n

Lilo & Stitch
\n$31,000
\n-75%
\n65
\n-90
\n$477
\n421,706,354
\n13
\nWalt Disney<\/p>\n

Suspended Time
\n$4,000
\n\u00a0
\n1
\n\u00a0
\n$4,000
\n4,000
\n1
\nMusic Box Films<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JOSH BROLIN as Archer in New Line Cinema\u2019s \u201cWeapons,\u201d a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Quantrell Colbert…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":73921,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[96,2839,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-73920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}